Hyōgo Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Summary
Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 10,704 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #5 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Japan[5], Seto Inland Sea[6]
- Head of government: Motohiko Saitō[7]
- Capital: Kobe[8]
- Shares border with: Okayama Prefecture[9], Tottori Prefecture[10], Kyoto Prefecture[11], Osaka Prefecture[12], Tokushima Prefecture[13]
- Anthem: Hyōgo Kenminka[14]
- Named after: Hyōgo Castle[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Kobe[16], Himeji[17], Amagasaki[18], Akashi[19], Nishinomiya[20], Sumoto[21], Ashiya[22], Itami[23], Aioi[24], Toyooka[25], Kakogawa[26], Ako[27], Nishiwaki[28], Takarazuka[29]
- Flag: flag of Hyogo prefecture[30]
- Twinned administrative body: Washington[31], Khabarovsk Krai[32], Paraná[33], Western Australia[34], Guangdong[35], Palau[36], Hainan[37]
- Legislative body: Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly[38]
- Executive body: Hyōgo Prefectural Government[39]
- Commons category: Hyogo prefecture[40]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[41], Japan Standard Time[42]
Why It Matters
Hyōgo Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]